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Kid Friendly Resources about Breast Cancer Awareness

Kid Friendly Resources About Breast Cancer Awareness

Resources for getting our kids involved with breast cancer awareness month. Teachers, friends, grandparents, aunts, and moms surround our children in their daily lives. Until we find a cure at times your child may need to understand more about breast cancer and how to support their loved ones. Here are some breast cancer awareness for children resources to help you talk with your child. We invite you to join us today as kid bloggers join together to GO PINK for breast cancer support. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Breast Cancer Awareness, Community Outreach, Health, Kim, Parenting

By Kim Vij

Awesome After-School Activities to Do with Kids

After School Activities to do at home with your child. A collection of 100+ creative and fun activities for elementary school kids after school.

Looking for fun and engaging ways to keep your kids entertained after school? Check out these awesome after-school activities that are perfect for building skills, burning energy, and creating lasting memories with your child! Spending time with your child after school through at-home activities can have a profound impact on their development and your relationship. These shared moments encourage learning, spark creativity, and build lasting memories that strengthen the bond between parent and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, grade school, Parenting

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The Benefits of After-School Activities at Home with Your Child

The Benefits of Engaging After School Activities At Home For Your Child

Seeing the benefits of after-school activities at home with your child is eye-opening. These shared experiences create a safe, nurturing environment where your child can learn, grow, and thrive. By doing after-school activities together, you can strengthen your bond, support their academic and personal development, and give them a chance to explore new interests and build essential life skills. Ready to make a difference with after-school activities? Here’s how... Watching my three ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, grade school, Parenting

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Inspired by Pete the Cat Costume Headband

Pete the Cat Costume for Kids inspired by the popular book by Eric Litwin

We LOVE Pete the Cat. Make your very own Pete the Cat costume headband for play and learning. Wear your headband while you play and learn with activities inspired by Eric Litwin's books! Let's get started making our Pete the Cat Headband! Disclosure: affiliate links are used in this post to Amazon. Um... Hi Pete the Cat.  I just want to say, "I LOVE your shoes!" And I want to be just like YOU! What's that? I can? I can pretend to be you anytime?  That's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Costume, Pete the Cat, reading activities, Virtual Book Club

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Whoooo wants to make an owl costume for pretend play or Halloween?

Owl headband sewing tutorial for kids

Make an owl costume for pretend play or Halloween. DIY Owl Costume Headband This little hoot was so easy to make. For less than $1.00 and about 10 minutes of time (depending on how many helpers you have)  you can make one too. These owl headbands are great for pretend play in the garden and could be a start to a Halloween Costume.   The first thing you do is cut out the owl shapes from felt. You need an owl base, an outline for owl eyes, a white portion of eyes into ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Fall, Halloween, Headband Costume, Owls

By Kim Vij

STEM Activities for Kids

50 STEM Activities for Kids. Explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with your child with hands on fun.

Are you able to easily find ways to incorporate science, technology, engineering and math at home for your child? This is your guide to STEM activities for kids that can help you build a strong base for understanding these key concepts. Here are tons of ideas for STEM at home with your child.  Our children have opportunities for STEM at school but there's so much more to be learned. Did you know that U.S. ranks 25th in math and 17th in science among industrialized nations ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, engineering, grade school, Preschool, STEM, Technology

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Build an Inventor’s Box: A STEM Activity for Kids

Inventor's Box for Kids

Encourage your children to tinker and invent with this open-ended inventor's box. It is an easy way to bring more STEM activities into your everyday play. Why I Build an Inventors' Box Sanity. Yes, that is really the primary reason. Oh, and it does encourage my kids to think creatively to build new things. My 4 year old son is a tinkerer. He likes to build things and take them apart. Thanks to a week long Science and Invention Summer Camp: Camp Invention, my 8 year old daughter has ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: Amanda, camp Invention, grade school, Preschool, Sponsor, STEAM, STEM

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Dollar Store STEM Kit

Dollar Tree STEM Kit for kids

Learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math doesn't have to be expensive. In fact, we've made a Dollar Store STEM Kit using only items we found at the dollar store. Here is a list of materials we included. A fun project for parents AND teachers to make. Best for preschool - grade school kids. Dollar Store STEM KIT I'm affiliate linking these STEM materials to similar products on Amazon in case you are a Prime addict like me =) and prefer the supplies delivered to your ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math, Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, Kindergarten, Preschool, STEAM, STEM

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How to Store STEM Activities for Kids

How to Store STEM Activities for Kids

My kids love to tinker and build. The other night, I went to tuck them into bed and had to shove several creations to the side with my feet, just so there was a pathway to the door.  I love that they are designing and thinking, but the mess was too much. We needed a better way for storing STEM Activities. Using the materials we already had, we turned an ordinary desk into a mobile STEM lab for the kids to use. The STEM supplies now all have a home base. The kids are creating AND ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: grade school, Preschool, STEM

By Kim Vij

Best Place to See Dolphins in the Keys: Dolphin Research Center

Best Place to See Dolphins in the Florida Keys: Dolphin Research Center

The best place to see dolphins in the Keys is the Dolphin Research Center. Here's why it made it to the top of our Florida Keys trip. Disclosure: This post was written in collaboration with Dolphin Research Center. All opinions expressed are my own. If you come to the Florida Keys, the Dolphin Research Center is a must-visit!  The facility is built along the waterfront with beautiful views of Florida Bay and visitors are free to linger. The Dolphin Research Center is an ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Travel Tagged With: dolphins, Florida, Key West, Ocean, Review, Travel, Vacation

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